No shortage of good and bad for these teams so far this season, holding positions near the midpoint of the Serie B table. Here's the Novorizontino - Ponte Preta latest:
- Novorizontino have the most conceded goals in the first half (20) in Serie B
- Ponte Preta have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Both sides have had adequate rest since their last exertion in an official match. Let's look for an animated fixture!
Novorizontino form and stats
Novorizontino have played 13 Serie B games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 6-3-4 (wins-draws-losses).
In their previous game, the manager Guanaes led his Novorizontino to a defeat away at Ituano. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Estádio Dr. Jorge Ismael de Biasi. Defender Lepu got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.44/10. Lepu won 7 of 8 duels.
Before that, Novorizontino had a home game versus Criciuma which ended with a victory 3-1.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Novorizontino handle that role? We have found 15 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 6 wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats.
The Novorizontino fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 16 in 13 matches. Novorizontino's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 14 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Ponte Preta form and stats
Ponte Preta have only collected 10 points from their away games in the Serie B, after 2-4-7 (13 played).
Ponte Preta had fun at their own home (Estádio Dr. Jorge Ismael de Biasi) last time out, beating Guarani 1-0. Fessin scored. França (goalkeeper) was the best performer with a rating of 7.85. França topped it up with a clean sheet.
A 1-2 defeat away at Brusque before that.We have checked recent matches where Ponte Preta have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 17 games were 3 victories, 6 draws and 8 defeats.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Ponte as they have only managed to score 10 times from 13 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Ponte Preta have seen the ball go into their own net 17 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The newest registered meeting between these sides is the Ponte Preta - Novorizontino 0-1 played not long ago this season. Numbers for the last eight meetings featuring these two contenders are: three wins for Novorizontino, three draws and two wins for Ponte Preta. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: seven games.
Top Goalscorers
  L. Borges De Brito 10 goals |   R. Silva 7 goals | D. Baggio de Oliveira Costa 5 goals |
Novorizontino missing players
Ponte Preta missing players
| Novorizontino | Ponte Preta | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 13 | 5 | Played | P | 3 | 13 | 25 |
| 8 | 6 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 7 | 9 |
| 26 | 16 | 8 | Scored | S | 4 | 10 | 22 |
| 30 | 14 | 4 | Conceded | C | 3 | 17 | 21 |
| 88% | 85% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 80% |
| 68% | 69% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 77% | 56% |
| 48% | 54% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 38% | 32% |
| 20% | 23% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 56% | 54% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 62% | 40% |
| 28% | 31% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 15% | 44% |
| 28% | 31% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 31% | 36% |
| 5.2 | 6.5 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.7 | 4.3 | 5.6 |
| 4.2 | 4 | 4.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 6.5 | 5 |
| 2.5 | 2.2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.5 | 3 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 13.9 | 16.3 | 12.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.7 | 11.2 | 12.4 |
| 3.8 | 4.6 | 3.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 3.5 | 3.9 |
| 28% | 27% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 22% | 23% |
| 11.1 | 9.5 | 10.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.3 | 13.9 | 12.1 |
| 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4 |
- Novorizontino have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Novorizontino have the most conceded goals in the first half (20) in Serie B
- Novorizontino have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Ponte Preta have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Ponte Preta have won significantly less corners away then at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Cruzeiro | 25 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 32 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 54 |
| 2 | Bahia | 25 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 44 |
| 3 | Grêmio | 25 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 30 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 44 |
| 4 | Vasco da Gama | 25 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 27 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 42 |
| 5 | Sport Recife | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 22 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 37 |
| 6 | Tombense | 25 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 24 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 36 |
| 7 | Londrina | 25 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 35 |
| 8 | CRB | 25 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 31 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 22 | -6 | 35 |
| 9 | Sampaio Corrêa | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 30 | 28 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 2 | 33 |
| 10 | Ituano | 25 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 28 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 3 | 33 |
| 11 | Criciuma | 25 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 26 | 24 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 2 | 33 |
| 12 | Ponte Preta | 25 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 1 | 32 |
| 13 | Novorizontino | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 26 | 30 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -4 | 31 |
| 14 | Chapecoense | 26 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 21 | 24 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 9 | -3 | 29 |
| 15 | Brusque | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 15 | -5 | 28 |
| 16 | CSA | 25 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 16 | -9 | 26 |
| 17 | Operario PR | 25 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 23 | -12 | 25 |
| 18 | Vila Nova | 25 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -7 | 24 |
| 19 | Guarani | 25 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 27 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 16 | -12 | 23 |
| 20 | Nautico | 25 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 34 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 17 | -13 | 21 |
